Last Wednesday marked an important milestone in Hertfordshire’s journey towards a smokefree future, with just 100 days to go until the landmark Smokefree Generation law comes into effect on 1 January 2027, protecting future generations from ever legally being sold tobacco and helping prevent a lifetime of addiction and ill health. New figures highlight strong […]
Rectory Lane Cemetery is officially bloomin’ brilliant! At the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Anglia In Bloom award event in St Ives Cambridgeshire last week, the Cemetery won the Best Community Project 2026 award. Anglia In Bloom is a huge region covering Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, as well as our home county of Hertfordshire […]
The Inland Waterways Association (IWA), alongside Dunstable & District Boat Club staged a campaign cruise on the Wendover Arm on Saturday 26 September to demonstrate the strength of support for reopening this stretch of waterway. Kayakers and paddleboarders joined historic narrow boats and a replica Dutch tug boat. The flotilla made their way to the […]
Chiltern Open Air Museum (COAM) in Buckinghamshire is appealing for £50,000 to build a new Iron Age roundhouse and ensure future generations can experience what life was like more than 2,000 years ago. The museum’s existing Iron Age roundhouse, which was originally built in 1995, is now reaching the end of its life. The building […]
A major nature restoration project will see the return of lost wildlife and an orchard to Great Gaddesden, just outside Hemel Hempstead. The 30-year project will restore British lowland broadleaved woodland and scrub in the area, enhancing existing grassland with specialist wildflower and herb seed mixes. Species expected to benefit include native British species like […]
Thousands of extra police patrol hours, hundreds of arrests and more than 100 weapons seized as Hertfordshire’s hotspot policing programme continues thanks to local funding secured by the Police and Crime Commissioner. A successful policing initiative that has delivered major reductions in crime and anti-social behaviour across Hertfordshire has been saved after Police and Crime […]
Dacorum Borough Council has been recognised for its high standards of animal welfare receiving the Platinum standard in the RSPCA PawPrints Awards. Both the Environmental Community Protection Animal Welfare service and the Housing team have been recognised for good practice, exceeding basic and statutory service requirements and achieving high animal welfare standards. Platinum, the highest […]
Five rare Northern African lion cubs have begun exploring outside for the first time at Whipsnade Zoo, with the youngsters now strong enough to spend time in their paddock – under the watchful eye of their mum, Waka. The five cubs, born to five-year-old Waka and four-year-old dad Malik in June 2026, have spent their […]
A Scottish country dancing club is kicking up its heels to raise funds for young carers in Herts. The Berkhamsted Strathspey & Reel Club will hold two events in October to raise funds for its charity of the year, Carers in Hertfordshire and its Young Carers Service. The charity supports carers of all ages in […]
The Apple Day and Apple Procession are the largest two events during Tring’s Own Apple Fayre, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The fayre lasts from the Autumn Equinox and Michaelmas towards the end of September, to Halloween, Samhain and All Souls Day in early November, and embraces activities such as harvest celebrations to […]
Naomi MacKay watched Waitress, at Milton Keynes Theatre until Saturday 26 September. Waitress, the hit musical by Sara Bareilles, has returned to the UK stage on tour for its 10th anniversary, bringing its warm blend of humour, romance and emotional honesty to audiences in Milton Keynes this week. Although theatregoers’ favourite Carrie Hope Fletcher is […]
Officers are appealing for witnesses and information to help trace a man following an indecent exposure incident in Tring. On Saturday 12 September at around 8.20am, a woman was running alongside the Grand Union Canal, near to Little Tring Road, when a man approached her. The suspect, who is described as white, was naked and […]